Biochemist
Christian de Duve
Belgian biochemist who discovered the lysosome.
Christian René Marie Joseph, Viscount de Duve was a Nobel Prize-winning Belgian cytologist and biochemist. He made serendipitous discoveries of two cell organelles, peroxisomes and lysosomes, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 with Albert Claude and George E. Palade. In addition to peroxisome and lysosome, he invented scientific names such as autophagy, endocytosis, and exocytosis on a single occasion.
- Born
- 1917-10-02, Thames Ditton, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 2013-05-04, Nethen, BelgiumA Saturday, aged 95
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1917-10-02, Thames Ditton, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 8°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 1°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 18°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 12°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 11°30′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 11°55′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 20°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 5°31′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2013-05-04, Nethen, Belgium · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Brusselsthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 14°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 8°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 5°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 23°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 18°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 7°45′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 5°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 11°28′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Christian de Duve was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.